FDA Approves Abbott’s Amplatzer Amulet LAA Occluder To Compete With Boston Scientific’s Watchman
Executive Summary
Amplatzer Amulet is a percutaneous transcatheter device designed to prevent thrombus embolization from the left-atrial appendage in people with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation.
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